Standard journalist to travel to New York for UNDP international award

By Standard Reporter

A photojournalist with The Standard has won a prestigious international award.

Mr Jacob Otieno, who is this paper’s Photographic Editor, bagged top honours in the ‘Picture This: Caring for the Earth’ photo-contest organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

"I am pleased to inform you that you won first place in the single, professional category for ‘Earth Day Number 2’, as well as honourable mention for ‘Earth Day Number 1’," said Mr StÈphane Dujarric, UNDP Director of Communications.

A photojournalist with The Standard Mr Jacob Otieno, has bagged top honours in UNDP international awards.

He added: "The judges felt your photos accurately and artistically portrayed the contest theme."

Otieno won a trip to New York for an awards ceremony to be held at the Japan Society on November 18. At the ceremony, he will receive a professional camera and lens, from Olympus Corporation.

His winning photo will be featured in a travelling show that will make its way from the Japan Society in New York City, to Tokyo, Johannesburg, and finally back to New York.

The photo contest, which was sponsored by UNDP, the AFP Foundation and Olympus Corporation, was launched in June.

Climate change

It was open to professional and amateur photographers who had lived in a country in Africa for 12 months between January 2007 and August this year.

The photos submitted were expected to document people in Africa working to mitigate or prevent the effects of climate change or environmental degradation.

 

 

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